Staff Reporter
Islamabad
President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has said that the AJK government will spare no efforts in facilitating institutions that are imparting education and life skills to the special children in the State.
The President made these remarks while interacting with a four-member delegation headed by Professor Muhammad Ilyas Ayub, president of Azad Kashmir Association of the Blind, said a press release.
The AJK President appreciated the selfless efforts of Prof Ilyas and his team for establishing a modern educational institution for the visually impaired children from all over AJK.
He said that AKAB School is one a kind in AJK which comprehensively looks after the educational needs of the students, free cost.Professor Ilyas apprised the President that AKAB School for the blind was established in 2002 and currently 150 students are studying in various classes of the school.
He added that students are provided boarding, meals, reading material and relevant facilities under one roof. Professor Ilyas informed the President that tuition fees in AJK public sector universities for the visually impaired may be waived off so as to encourage the admission of such children.
